point reyes engagement

Point Reyes National Seashore Engagement Session » West Marin by Vivian Chen

Anela and David are National Park Service rangers who met while working at Point Reyes National Seashore at the Bear Valley Visitor Center. They struck up a friendship that started as being running buddies before it quickly became something more. This adventurous couple love camping, fishing and enjoying the great outdoors. (Anela's love of exploring and sharing on Instagram is how we got to know each other!) Recently, the couple relocated to Alaska where they both work as rangers at Katmai National Park. It was in Alaska on a blueberry picking excursion where David popped the question, surrounded by their friends in blueberry patch. Their wedding plans will bring them back to Northern California so during a recent visit back, we headed back up to Point Reyes for their engagement session. They chose the Kule Loklo Trail for photos as it was the trail they used to run when they were just getting to know each other. For their second location, we caught the sunset at Limantour Beach where David and Anela had their first date. I can't wait to be a part of their wedding day!

Lighthouse Overlook Point Reyes National Seashore Engagement Session by Vivian Chen

Jessica and Brandon had just recently moved from Hawaii to the San Francisco Bay Area when they reached out to me for an engagement session. Not being super familiar with their new home, they weren't sure of a location. Jessica and Brandon knew they wanted to be in nature, somewhere near the ocean to remind them of Hawaii, where their relationship began. When she suggested Point Reyes National Seashore, I jumped at the chance to share with them one of my favorite parks in Northern California. We started at the Lighthouse Overlook for the epic views of Ten Mile Beach before heading over to Drakes Beach for some sunset surf shots. As the sun dipped below the horizon, we wrapped up our session with the iconic cypress tree tunnel